January 1970
Events that took place in Fairfax County in January, 1970:
- January 4 – 54-year-old Walena Pawley is burned to death in a fire at her home at 7625 Trammell Road in Annandale.[1]
- January 10 – 49-year-old William P. Sikes shoots his 53-year-old wife Mary in the head with a .38 caliber revolver when she turns off the TV set he is watching at their home at 6819 Jackson Avenue in Falls Church. Mary dies of her wound several hours later.[2][3]
- January 13 – 12-year-old Steven C. Bailey hangs himself in the basement of his home at 6809 Hayfield Road in Alexandria.[4][5]
- January 27 – Five cars of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad's Gulf Coast Special train derail and plunge down a 60-foot embankment about a half-mile west of South Van Dorn Street near Alexandria, killing 67-year-old Clara Fleming, 58-year-old Eva King Witherspoon and 56-year-old Elina McCray, and injuring 51 other passengers.[6][7][8]
- January 31 – 12-year-old Perry Ritter drowns in the indoor swimming pool at the Dyer family home at 905 Frome Lane in McLean.[9]
References
- ↑ "Fire Kills Woman, 54. in Fairfax." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 16. Jan 05 1970. ProQuest. Web. 26 Apr. 2014.
- ↑ "Man Is Charged In Wife's Slaying" Evening Star, 13 Jan. 1970, Three Star NIGHT FINAL, p. 42. NewsBank. Accessed 15 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ Bredemeier, Kenneth. "Mate Sentenced in Wife's Death." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Oct 20 1970. ProQuest. Web. 15 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "Boy found Hanged in Basement." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jan 15 1970. ProQuest. Web. 15 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "Fairfax Boy, 12, Is Found Hanged In His Basement."Evening Star, 15 Jan. 1970, Three Star NIGHT FINAL, p. 25. NewsBank. Accessed 15 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "3 Killed in Train Accident." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 2. Jan 27 1970. ProQuest. Web. 21 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ Bredemeier, Kenneth, and Gordon Pettey. "Track Slippage Blamed." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 2. Jan 28 1970. ProQuest. Web. 21 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ "Train Derailment Dead Identified"Evening Star, 29 Jan. 1970, Three Star NIGHT FINAL, p. 20. NewsBank. Accessed 29 Aug. 2018.
- ↑ "Falls Church Boy, 12, Drowns in Indoor Pool." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Feb 01 1970. ProQuest. Web. 17 Jan. 2017.
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